Edmund Burke vs Richard Arkwright
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Burke (1729–1797) and Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1732 to 1792.
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Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Moved to London to study law at the Middle Temple Verified
- — Married Jane Nugent Verified
- — Published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Verified
- — Elected to the House of Commons Verified
- — Delivered his speeches on American taxation and conciliation with the colonies Verified
- — Led the impeachment of Warren Hastings Verified
- — Published Reflections on the Revolution in France Verified
- — Died at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Verified
Richard Arkwright (1732–1792)
- — Born in Preston, Lancashire, England Verified
- — Worked as a barber and wig-maker in Bolton Verified
- — Married Patience Holt, his first wife Verified
- — Patented the water frame spinning machine Verified
- — Built the world's first water-powered cotton mill at Cromford Verified
- — Patented a carding engine and ancillary spinning machinery Verified
- — His major patents were voided by the courts Verified
- — Knighted by King George III Verified
- — Died at Rock House, Cromford Verified